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5mm round is a type of ammunition in Fallout.
Background[]
A high velocity round designed for assault rifles, the intermediate 5mm M134 cartridge[1] has been replaced by the more powerful 5.56mm round in assault rifles.[2] However, it found a new life as linked, belt fed ammunition for man-portable miniguns on the battlefield, specifically the M134 cartridge and is stored in downscaled ammo boxes designed for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.[3] It has also been retained as the ammunition of choice for certain models of assault rifle and paratrooper assault carbines, due to its light weight and portability.[4]
Characteristics[]
A decent round, though it is outclassed by 12 gauge shells and .223 FMJ rounds, since weapons chambered for these ammunition types come into play at around the same time.
Variants[]
There are two variants of 5mm ammunition, however, ammunition modifiers are not applied properly which makes the 5mm equal to any other kind of ammunition, and both JHP and AP versions functionally identical.
- 5mm AP (A brick of small caliber ammunition. 5mm armor piercing.)
- 5mm JHP (A brick of small, lightweight ammunition. Caliber: 5mm, jacketed hollow-point.)
Weapons using this ammunition[]
| Weapon | Ammo | Performance vs. armor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Leather jacket | Leather armor | Metal armor | Combat armor | Power armor | Advanced power armor | ||
| Assault rifle | 5mm AP/JHP |
8 - 16 (12) |
6 - 12 (9) |
4 - 10 (7) |
2 - 8 (5) |
1 - 6 (3.5) |
0 - 2 (0.56) |
0 - 1 (0.11) |
| Minigun | 5mm AP/JHP |
7 - 11 (9) |
5 - 8 (6.5) |
3 - 6 (4.5) |
2 - 4 (3) |
1 - 3 (2) |
0 - 0 (0) |
0 - 0 (0) |
Locations[]
- Jacob sells both versions.
- Hub police in combat armor, stationed at the Hub entrance in Old Town carry 150 rounds of both versions of these, along with assault rifles.
- Two 5mm AP magazines in a locker on level three of the Glow.
- One 5mm AP magazine in a locker on level four of the Glow.
- Four 5mm JHP and three 5mm AP magazines in a wall locker on level 5 of the Glow.
- One JHP magazine on a corpse on level six of the Glow.
- Zack at the Fortress sells both versions, along with assault rifles.
- One 5mm AP magazine in a footlocker on level two of Mariposa Military Base.
- Ten AP and ten JHP magazines in the right armory locker section on level 2 of Mariposa Military Base.
- Two 5mm JHP and two AP magazines in a footlocker in the Tower of Doom.
- Two 5mm AP and two 5mm JHP magazines in a locker on level 3 of the Los Angeles Vault.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Ammunition package in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas states the following: "5mm LINKED M134
1 TRACER M17 4 API M8
FUNC LOT POD80h003L041" - ↑ PRO ITEM.MSG: "{2300}{}{Assault Rifle}
{2301}{}{An AK-112 5mm Assault Rifle. An old military model, out of use around the time of the war. Can fire single-shot or burst, using the high velocity 5mm rounds. Min ST: 5.}" - ↑ Ammunition package in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 states the following: "Cartridges
"5"MM, Mil
7.62 x 51 MM ACT
(A165)
FUNC
(ST. A.CL.) 13S455" - ↑ Weapon appearance.
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